Former Caregiver Convicted of Medicaid Fraud

The Attorney General's Office announced that Laura L. Paige, 42, of Randolph, Vermont, pled guilty yesterday to a misdemeanor charge of Medicaid Fraud arising from the submission of false claims for public payment. Her sentencing will be deferred for a two-year term of probation and repayment of restitution.

In March of this year, a whistleblower notified Vermont State Police investigators that Ms. Paige, then employed as a support services professional with the nonprofit Upper Valley Services, had been submitting false timesheets and travel reimbursement claims. The Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) reviewed Ms. Paige's billing and other data from 2023 onward and confirmed that she had defrauded Vermont Medicaid for payment for services not rendered and false travel reimbursements during that time.

Ms. Paige entered her plea yesterday in Vermont Superior Court, Orange Criminal Division. The Court, Judge Timothy B. Tomasi presiding, ordered Ms. Paige to complete two years of supervised probation, repay $18,000 in restitution, complete 24 hours of community service, and complete a restorative justice program. Ms. Paige further agreed not to provide Medicaid services in the future.

Medicaid fraud threatens publicly funded health care services depended upon by thousands of Vermonters. If you suspect Medicaid fraud, contact at MFRAU at https://ago.vermont.gov/medicaid-fraud-report-form/.

The Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $1,497,780 for Federal fiscal year FY 2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $499,260 for FY 2026, is funded by the State of Vermont.

CONTACT: Amelia Vath, Senior Advisor to the Attorney General, 802-828-3171